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Unpromised Land, The

Original title: Till drömmarnas land
German title: Unpromised Land, The *
Sweden, 2019

Director: Lindgren, Victor
Production company: Bautafilm AB
Age recommendation: 13 years and up
Length: 88 min.
Film genre: Feature film

Synopsis:
Sabina has traveled from Romania to the small Swedish town Holmsund with her Roma brothers. They work in a garage and Sabina is looking for a job. Elin, born and raised in Holmsund, is in the church singing at the graduation ceremony. A summer is about to start and Sabina will get to know Elin. Together they will revolt against the old ways and find something new in each other. At the same time the society around them collapses in fear and Elin's dad becomes insane by sorrow. Because there is a madness growing in the Swedish idyll.

Festivals:
Göteborg IFF 2019 (awarded), BUFF Malmö 2019, Kristiansand CFF 2019, Zlin 2019 (awarded), Haugesund IFF 2019, Buster CFF Copenhagen 2019, Schlingel Chemnitz 2019, Nordic Filmdays Luebeck 2019

World sales address/es:
Bautafilm (SE)

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